The effects of foot morphology and anthropometry on unipodal postural control

Alonso, Angélica Castilho; Peterson, Mark D.; Duganieri, Márcia R.; Mochizuki, Luís; Bocalini, Danilo Sales; Luna, Natália Mariana Silva; Canonica, Alexandra Carolina; Greve, Júlia Maria D’Andréa

doi:10.1590/s1980-65742016000100013

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“…In the female group, the reaction time was faster and the larger the foot size, the greater the maximum excursion. In the male group, the narrower the foot, the worse the control of anteroposterior direction, corroborating previous studies 4,11,12,13 which claim that the increase in base of support size improves postural balance. These data are related to a larger area of contact between the feet and the platform surface, and do not necessarily indicate intrinsic changes in balance, especially since there were no changes in movement speeds.…”

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“…These data are related to a larger area of contact between the feet and the platform surface, and do not necessarily indicate intrinsic changes in balance, especially since there were no changes in movement speeds. 11 The lower the BMD the greater the movement speed and the worse the control of speed in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions. These data are similar to a previous study in semi-static condition.…”

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Anthropometric Factors and Body Composition and Their Relationship With Dynamic Balance Tests

Ferreira

Benetti

Luna

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: The limit of stability is characterized by the maximum angle of inclination that an individual can reach and greater variability in extreme conditions; it is a bold and/or dangerous motor control strategy. Objective: Assess whether anthropometric measurements and body composition interfere with limits of stability and weight-bearing at different speeds in adults. Methods: Eighty-seven subjects of both sexes aged between 20 and 40 years were analyzed using anthropometric assessment and body composition. A force platform, limits of stability (LoS) and rhythmic weight shift (RWS) tests were used for the balance assessments. Results: In the LoS test, being female was negatively correlated with foot size and reaction time, and positively correlated with maximum excursion. In the RWS test, the female group had a negative correlation with height and upper limb length (ULL), with mediolateral directional control. The male group had a negative correlation with ULL and laterolateral directional control. Conclusion: Body composition variables do not interfere in the LoS and RWS tests in subjects with normal body mass index (BMI) values, except for bone densitometry (BMD) in women. As regards anthropometric parameters, height, ULL and foot size in the female and male groups were as follows: ULL and foot size exert little influence on postural balance control. Level of evidence II, Diagnostic studies - Investigation of a diagnostic test.

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Anthropometric Factors and Body Composition and Their Relationship With Dynamic Balance Tests

Ferreira

Benetti

Luna

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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“…Our study states that neither the foot length nor the foot width influences postural balance. These observations matched with Alonso et al, [28], but they had conducted the study using unipedal standing balance task. Our findings contradicted with those of Chiari et al [12] in which foot width showed positive correlation with postural balance.…”

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Effect of Foot Morphology and Anthropometry on Bipedal Postural Balance

Hemant¹

2020

Weight Management

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Maintenance of accurate postural balance is imperative to avoid falls and incapacities especially in overweight and older population. Normal postural balance is affected by various factors like age, gender, body characteristics like lean muscle mass, soft tissue mass, stature, foot anthropometry, etc. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1000 young population of north Karnataka in which human stature, weight, body mass index, foot anthropometric parameters, etc. along with postural sway were measured. The correlation of these parameters with human stature, weight and postural sway was studied. Data obtained were tabulated, graphically represented and statistically analyzed. Correlation coefficient was formulated for each variable. Foot length and width showed positive significant correlation with height, weight and other variables. Study observations were compared with those obtained from previous studies. The study observations will enable us to understand the influence of foot anthropometry on postural balance and help researchers to formulate weight transfer strategies, thereby facilitating management and rehabilitation of patients with postural instability.

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“…However, the local RPE was able to identify differences in internal load in "Just Dance" game, whereas the overall RPE was similar between the load conditions. It has been suggested that RPE is generated independently of physiological responses 20 , especially in continuous exercises 19 , because the external load is maintained, while the internal load is perceived to increase by the individual. Moreover, the load attached bilaterally to the ankle may have emphasized the lower limb efforts, i.e., a local exercise.…”

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“…HR and EMG) during exercises with an incremental load in cycling 16,17 and running 18 , these results do not follow the same pattern during continuous load exercises. For instance, 30 minutes of circuit-training at fixed HR induced RPE increase throughout the exercise 19 . This inconsistency between HR stabilization and RPE increase is due to the perception of the internal load being greater as the exercise progresses, despite the maintenance of the external load 15 .…”

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Effects of additional external load manipulation on perceptual and physiological responses during exergame

Wolf

Rodacki

Silveira

et al. 2018

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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This study tested whether performing exergames with and without additional external load could induce to different internal load demand for young adults. Methods: Fifteen young women (24.4 ± 4.06 years) participated in the study. Electromyography (EMG) activity, heart rate (HR) and overall and local rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were determined in "Just Dance" and "Ski" exergames without additional external load and with additional external load of 5% of body mass attached bilaterally to the ankles in "Just Dance" and using a weight vest in "Ski". Results: EMG, HR and overall RPE presented similar responses between loads in both exergames (p>.05). However, local RPE differentiate internal load only in "Just Dance", with higher values with additional load (with additional load: 11.2 ± 2.1 RPE; without additional load: 10.3 ± 1.4 RPE; p = .037). Conclusion: Therefore, performing exergames with an additional external load of 5% of young women body mass did not induce different internal load demand in "Just Dance" and "Ski" exergames compared to performing such games without external load. However, the greater local RPE in "Just Dance" exergame after adding the external load suggests that a higher amount of load (i.e., > 5% of body mass) to this population may generate different internal load demand.

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The effects of foot morphology and anthropometry on unipodal postural control

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Anthropometric Factors and Body Composition and Their Relationship With Dynamic Balance Tests

Anthropometric Factors and Body Composition and Their Relationship With Dynamic Balance Tests

Effect of Foot Morphology and Anthropometry on Bipedal Postural Balance

Effects of additional external load manipulation on perceptual and physiological responses during exergame

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